Vietnam recruits nurse practitioners to work in Germany

Tuesday, 18:12, 11/04/2017

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Ministry of Labour , Invalids and Social Affairs told attendees at a conference on April 11 that it has stepped up its effort to recruit trainees for geriatric nursing positions in Germany.

Germany is facing an alarming shortage of qualified nurses in the geriatric care field, said the reps. Experts estimate that, due to demographic change, the number of people requiring care in Germany will increase from the current level of about 2.3 million to approximately 3.4 million by 2030.

Charitable organizations and the German Federal Employment Agency have estimated that some 500,000 nursing positions will open over the next 15 years, providing Vietnamese some excellent opportunities.

In accordance with German Employment Ordinances, graduates of recognized vocational training programmes completed in Germany for a state-certified or similarly regulated occupation may also be granted a residence permit upon completion of their training.

The training also requires completion of a one-year intensive German language course. In addition to learning German, the course includes a module on specialist terminology and an intercultural program to prepare the participants for working in a country far away from Vietnam.

The primary prerequisite for Vietnamese applicants to the accelerated training program in Germany is a degree as a College Nurse (three years) or a university degree as Bachelor Nurse (four years).

Anyone interested in the program should contact the Ministry’s Department of Overseas Labour for more complete information.

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